Japanese Demon Lore Oni from Ancient Times to the Present / [print]
Noriko T. Reider.
- Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, (c)2010.
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 241 pages) : illustrations ;
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
An overview: what are oni? ; -- Shuten Doji (drunken demon): a medieval story of the carnivalesque and the rise of warriors and fall of oni-- -- Women spurned, revenge of oni women: gender and space-- -- Yamauba, the mountain ogress: old hag to voluptuous mother-- -- Oni in urban culture: de-demonization of the oni-- -- The oni and Japanese identity: enemies of the Japanese empire in and out of the imperial army-- -- Sex, violence, and victimization: modern oni and lonely Japanese-- -- Oni in manga, anime, and film-- -- Oni without negatives: selfless and surrealistic oni.